A blueprint which will transform the banks of part of the River Tees have been approved.

A blueprint which will transform the banks of part of the River Tees have been approved.

The £25m out-of-town riverside development is at Bowesfield Farm, Stockton, and could create up to 1,500 new jobs. It will include 130 homes, offices, car dealerships, a hotel , health club, sailing centre and a nature conservation area.

The application was referred to the Government for consideration because the site was classed as a 'green wedge', but it was ruled that the final decision should be up to the council.

The Council for the Protection of Rural England failed in an attempt to the council to throw out the plans.